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• Exaggerate signs and symptoms• Fail to keep follow up appts / fail to keep appts withspecialists• Claim that drugs or prescriptions were lost or stolen• Very assertive and overly friendly• Physical manifestations <strong>of</strong> drug abuseCharacteristics• Visit the pharmacy late / near closing time / wkds• Visit the doctor’s s <strong>of</strong>fice late in the day, close toclosing time and on Fridays
• Doctor shoppers include people with valid medicalproblems - and people without valid medicalproblems• Some can become very agitated if therefused a prescription that they want• Very adept at manipulating the system - they tell avery good story!• Frequent urgent care type facilitiesDoctor Shopping• Falsify information on registration forms and givethe doctor and staff false information when asked ifthey are seeing any other doctors / using other meds
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Page 3 and 4: In the news…• Covington woman b
Page 5 and 6: IntroductionFirst, we must ask:•
Page 7 and 8: IntroductionDrug Diversion is…the
Page 9 and 10: Purpose• Not to train you how to
Page 11 and 12: VSP / DDU History• It was determi
Page 13 and 14: VSP / DDU Today• Assigned to VSP
Page 15 and 16: VSP CredentialsOfficial VSP Drug Di
Page 17 and 18: Corey Haim:553 prescriptions in the
Page 19 and 20: Or These?
Page 21 and 22: Why do some people becomeinvolved i
Page 23 and 24: Arrest Demographics - Age24%6%2%27%
Page 25 and 26: Common Methods ofDiversion• Forge
Page 27: As stated, there is no typicaldiver
Page 31 and 32: • Ways to prevent being taken adv
Page 33 and 34: Additional Stats• Estimated hospi
Page 35 and 36: Investigation• VSP investigation
Page 37 and 38: Investigation• VSP investigation
Page 39 and 40: Communication§ 8.01-399 Communicat
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